Airfares to go up as govt plans to hike peak hrs charges

New Delhi: The government plans to increase charges on airlines for their peak-time operations at Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore airports to de-congest air traffic in peak hours, a development that could lead to rise in airfares during this period.
Most private carriers have already imposed a congestion surcharge on their tickets, but state-owned Indian has not done so. This further hike could push the airlines to pass on the additional burden on their peak-time customers.
Aircraft have to hover over these three airports for about 30-45 minutes during peak hours before landing. The peak hours have been identified as 0700-1000 hours in the morning and 1800-2200 hours in the evening.
Airport and navigation charges could even be doubled during peak hours and halved between midnight and 0500 hours.
05/03/07 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007, General Aviation Mar 2007